In France, hackers attacked refrigerators containing donated blood.
Hackers attacked three storage facilities for donor plasma in France and changed the settings of the cooling equipment from 30 to 110 degrees. Damage to the contents was prevented thanks to warning systems, reports the duck. The attack took place on the night of November 2. According to the publication, the attackers broke into the systems of Coolworld, which provides a service for cooling equipment for the French Blood Service (EFS). The temperature and defrost settings were changed in three of the organization's facilities. The storage facilities contained donated blood samples and frozen plasma for patient transfusion and drug production.
The technician on duty noticed the rise in temperature, after which the EFS team moved some of the supplies to other storage facilities. "No health consequences were detected and no blood products were lost," the organization said. The collection of donated blood and its delivery to hospitals continues as usual.
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